Ventilating window for barns



March 29, 1938. H. J. FERRIS `VENTILA'IING WINDOW FOR BARNS 5sheets-sheet 1 Filed May l, 1936 VENTILATING WINDOW FOR BARNS Filed Mayl, 1936 j l 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 March 29, 1938. H. J. FERRIS VENTILATINGWINDOW FOR BARNS Filed May 1, 195e 11' f! je@ "HM-iii 5 Sheets-Sheet 3HHH.

Patented Mar. 29, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT oEFICE j 2,112.28@ l lVENTIIJAHNG WINDOW Fon BARNS Howard Ferris, Harvard, Iii., assigner tosta-r line Inc., Harvard, Ill., a corporation of Illinois p Y,

` Application 4 Claims.

An object of this invention is to provide a simple and eflicient form ofVentilating window for barns in which a single side vmember will servefor all sizes of sash regardless'of their width or height.

Another object is to provide a frictionless means for carrying the sashin the frame.

Another object is to provide a positive lock for the window at alladjusted positions in the frame.

Still another -means is to provide a means for readily breaking the sashloose when'it'becomes frozen in the frame. v l 1 rFliese and otherobjects, ask will hereinafter appear, are fully described in thefollowing specilication and shown in the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Y 4 I Figure l is a perspective of a'window frame and sashshowing the latter in closed position;

Figs. 2 and 3 are enlarged partial sections on the lines 2 and 3respectively of Fig. '1;

Fig. 4 is a slightly enlarged view partly in section on the line 4-4 ofFig. l;

Fig. 5 is a partial enlarged .section yon the line 50i Fig. 4; l

Fig. 6 is a partial enlarged horizontal section on the line 6 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 7 is a partial side elevation of theflower portion of the framepartly broken "av/ay; Y

Fig. 8 is a partial enlarged horizontal section on the line 8 of Fig. 7;

Fig. 9 is a partial enlarged front elevation of the lower left-handcorner of the frame and sash showing the lifting bar; and

Fig. l0 is a partial enlarged section onl the line Il! of Fig. 9 showingthe lifting bar moved to a position 90 from that of Fig. 9.

The embodiment illustrated comprises a Window frame I I made uppreferably of Z-bars welded or otherwise secured together at the cornersto form a rigid substantially integral frame. Within the frame and atthe two sides are secured side members or wings I2 which are preferablytriangular in form, the upper and front edges being rolled at I2a asshown in Fig. 5, with a bent iron bar I3 rolled in as shown in Figs. 1and 4, thereby further stiffening the side members and forming smoothcorners. A tie rod I 4 having threaded ends as shown in Fig. 2, servesboth to connect the side members and to serve as a rigid spacertherefor, nuts I5, one on each side of each side member I2, adjustablyspacing these members. A roller I6 is journaled on the tie rod I4 and isprovided with washers I'I, one on each side of it, the inner washer be-M'ay i, 1936, serai No. #man (ci. iss- 69) 'ing positioned by means ofears IIIL struck from the rod I4.

Within and near the upper end of the rside member is an arcuate memberor strip I8 which l, is spot-welded to the inside of the side member,

' terminates at its outer end in a beveledv surface Within the windowframe is a sash '2l made up of top, bottom and side members andcross ibars 22, these 'parts being electricallywelded to'- gether and carryingpanes of glass 23, the Whole being assembled in any well known manner.

With the sash in closed position, as shown in Figs. l and 4, the sash,which preferably has a "if Z-bar 2la at the bottom, 'rests on the frameI'I. The sash is shorter than the window,l leaving a spaceV 24 (Fig. 4)to permit the window to move,

Vas will now be explained. v At each side of the sash is welded a clip25 having an extension 26 which extends laterally from the sash andengages the notches I9 of the arcuate strip I8, as shown in F'ig..5.V`lit also engages the forwardly and downwardlyinclined ',surface 26, asshown in Fig. 4, thereby holding the sash rmly against the frame closingthe Vwindow opening. Thus it will vbe seen thatby lifting the sash as bymeans of handles 2l and pulling the upper portion of the Window towardthe rod Ill, the extensions 26 are disengaged from ythe inclinedportions 20 and may be made to engage with any one of the notches I9 ofvone of the arcuate strips and with the corresponding notch of thearcuate strip on the other side member. Thus the sash is able to rockabout its lower edge, thereby permitting air to enter at the top.

The sash 2l is provided at each lower side edge with a pin 28 (Fig. 4)which extends laterally and lies behind an angle 29 (Fig. 6) whichextends to about the height of the top of the arcuate strip I8 sol as toprevent the sash from being accidently readily removed from the windowduring the lifting operation. This angle is struck inwardly at 29a, asshown at the bottom of Fig. '7 to force the lower portion of the sashrmly up against the window frame.

In order to provide a means for lifting the sash from the bottom tovarious adjusted positions of the sash with respect to the frame, I havea series of ledges 30, 3|, 32 which are spaced from the angle 29 so asto provide passages 33 wide enough'to permit the pin 28 to pass. Theseledges are preferably downwardly and inwardly inclined to accommodatethe pin as shown in the position 28 (Fig. '7) wherein the sash israised, and the pins 28 rest on the ledges 3D while the upper portion ofthe sash rests on the rollers I6. rIhese rollers serve to greatly reducethe friction, so that the sash can be raised from one position toanother with great ease, four open positions of the sash being shown inFigs. 4 and '7. The uppermost position of the sash is that in which thesash is overbalanced by the greater weight of the outer end over therollers IB, and the pins now in the position 28a strike ledges 34 whichserve to hold the sash in this position.

The wing or side members I2 are made so as to ilt a small window and bythis construction they can also be used to t much larger windows. Inother words, the window of Fig. 1 might, if desired, be substantiallythe height of these side members, or the window can be even higher thanthat shown and the side members can still be used. This is a feature ofconsiderable importance as it enables windows of many sizes to be madeup using a single size of side member. Likewise, the same side membercan be used on both sides of the window, the only difference being thatthe arcuate member has to be welded to the inside of the side member inboth cases.

For breaking the. windows loose when they become frozen, I have provideda lifting bar 35 (Figs. 1, 9 and 10) at each side. Each bar is rotatablymounted on a pin 35 in the bottom of the main frame II and has acircular cam-like end 31 which is adapted to pass between the bottom ofthe frame I I and the lower surface of the sash bottom 2|a as thelifting bar is rotated about the pin 36 from the inoperative position ofFigs. 1 and 9 to the lifting position of Fig. 10.

While I have shown and described but a single embodiment of myinvention, it is to be understood that it is capable of manymodicatioris. Changes, therefore, in the construction and arrangementmay be made which do not depart from the spirit and scope of theinvention as disclosed in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a Ventilating window, a frame, side members, one at each side ofthe frame and secured thereto, a tie rod connecting the upper outercorners of the side members, a sash adapted to be movable up and down'in the frame and to bear on the bottom of the frame, the top of thesash being movable out from the frame while the bottom of the sashremains nearly stationary, to assume various inclined positions, thesash being be movable up and down in the frame and to bear on the bottomof the frame, the top of the sash being movable out from the frame whilethe bottom of the sash remains nearly stationary, the sash being adaptedto pass over the tie rod in certain positions, a plurality of inwardlyprojecting ledges on the inside of the frame arranged in pairs at thesame height in the frame, and an outwardy projecting protuberance oneach lower corner of the sash for engaging selected pairs of ledges toposition the sash at various adjusted elevations.

3. In a Ventilating window, a frame, side members, one at each side ofthe frame and secured thereto, a tie rod connecting the upper outercorners of the side members, a sash adapted to be movable up and down inthe frame and to bear on. the bottom of the frame, the top of the sashbeing movable out from the frame while the bottom of the sash remainsnearly stationary, the sash being adapted to pass over the tie rod incertain positions, a plurality of inwardly projecting ledges on theinside of the frame arranged in pairs at the same height in the frame,and an outwardly projecting protuberance on each lower corner of thesash for engaging selected pairs of ledges to position the sash atvarious adjusted elevations, the ledges being downwardly and inwardlyinclined.

4. Ina Ventilatingwindow, a frame, side members, one at each side of theframe and secured thereto, a tie rod connecting the upper outer co1'-ners of the side members, a sash adapted to be movable up and down inthe frame and to bear on the bottom of the frame, the top of the sashbeing movable out from the frame while the bottom of the sash remainsnearly stationary, the sash being adapted to pass over the tie rod incertain positions, a plurality of inwardly projecting ledges on theinside of the frame arranged in pairs at the same height in the frame,an outwardly projecting protuberance on each lower corner of the sashfor engaging selected pairs of ledges to position the sash at variousadjusted elevations, and

rollers on the tie rod over which the. sash rolls y in the upperadjusted positions.

HOWARD J. FERRIS.

